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From the Ted Talk by Tristram Wyatt: The smelly mystery of the human pheromone

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Now, that's not to say that smell is not important to people. It is, and some people are real enthusiasts, and one of these was Napoleon. And famously, you may remember that out on the campaign trail for war, he worte to his lover, Empress Josephine, saying, "Don't wash. I'm coming home." (Laughter) So he didn't want to lose any of her reiscnhs in the days before he'd get home, and it is still, you'll find wbseites that ofefr this as a major quirk. At the same time, though, we spend about as much money taking the smells off us as pinuttg them back on in perfumes, and perfumes are a multi-billion-dollar bnessius.

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Now, that's not to say that smell is not important to people. It is, and some people are real enthusiasts, and one of these was Napoleon. And famously, you may remember that out on the campaign trail for war, he _____ to his lover, Empress Josephine, saying, "Don't wash. I'm coming home." (Laughter) So he didn't want to lose any of her ________ in the days before he'd get home, and it is still, you'll find ________ that _____ this as a major quirk. At the same time, though, we spend about as much money taking the smells off us as _______ them back on in perfumes, and perfumes are a multi-billion-dollar ________.

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  1. richness
  2. putting
  3. offer
  4. business
  5. wrote
  6. websites

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Now, that's not to say that smell is not important to people. It is, and some people are real enthusiasts, and one of these was Napoleon. And famously, you may remember that out on the campaign trail for war, he wrote to his lover, Empress Josephine, saying, "Don't wash. I'm coming home." (Laughter) So he didn't want to lose any of her richness in the days before he'd get home, and it is still, you'll find websites that offer this as a major quirk. At the same time, though, we spend about as much money taking the smells off us as putting them back on in perfumes, and perfumes are a multi-billion-dollar business.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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areolar glands 3
sex pheromone 2
silk moth 2
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  30. trail
  31. war
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  33. websites
  34. wrote